JAG Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 If there are 486,000 odd people registered as stateless, and living permanently in Thailand, why not put in a big order for blank cards and some laminating machines and get stuck in. Think of the money you will save on not needing police checkpoints to give them grief every time they go on a bus journey, officialdom to tell them that they can't go to this hospital or go to that school and son. It would pay for itself in months. If they have the "gumption" to make a longterm life for themselves here despite the disadvantage of being stateless, they would be an asset to Thailand Seriously though, the process and cost of granting them nationality would be less than the ongoing costs of registering and administering them in this "nationality limbo". Unless you are running a business which uses cheap labour... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAMHERE Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 (edited) 10 hours ago, surangw said: will the have to pay taxes now ? They wish they'll make that kind of money. Heck, wish I made that kind of money, 35% bracket sounds good. 555 Edited August 9, 2018 by IAMHERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yann55 Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 GOOD NEWS OF THE DAY !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esso49 Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 An excellent outcome for these 4 but now, can't they just be left alone by the media so that they may try to get back to normal life again ? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy cow cm Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 first thing on my mind such as kannot posted. I'm gonna go find a cave somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Juan B Tong Posted August 9, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2018 (edited) Why does the green tab with the white heart block me from using the trophy icon? Edited August 9, 2018 by Juan B Tong 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLee Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Behind that visible surface aka good governor deeds, another public stunt to delude the World........... just saying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereforgood Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grusa Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 13 hours ago, Chris Lawrence said: You will have to keep leaving notes to say you are lost. Take masks for bat poo and about 3 years supply of food. Other than that u might die; that would be sad. We will be reading about lunatic lost in cave leaving notes and was a Farang. Have you got Harvey Weinstein's direct line he may help with film rights, but he probably want you to die in cave. Just my abstract thoughts. We'll lend you a submarine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishcarlos Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Yes, they are now eligible to vote for the general in the upcoming election... If they don't, easy come, easy go ID cards... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerrrheart Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Really happy for them. May they have a great life from now on. ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4evermaat Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Juan B Tong said: Why does the green tab with the white heart block me from using the trophy icon? Click on the space or the text immediately to the left. So if you were trying to press "Thanks" icon, then press the actual letters "thanks" and it should work. But this should be reported to the forum staff. Edit: done... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 30 down. 3 million to go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 An odd reason for granting citizenship. But then, TiT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrahamzvi Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Well done. Congratulations to the coach as well as to the three young boys. Also congratulations to the autorities for doing the right thing. I really can't understand the cynical negative reactions of some readers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atyclb Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 (edited) yup, despite seasonal torrential rains already beginning, using their best judgement they decided to enter the cave thus proving they have what it takes to be thai Edited August 9, 2018 by atyclb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamyai3 Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 6 hours ago, 4evermaat said: Click on the space or the text immediately to the left. So if you were trying to press "Thanks" icon, then press the actual letters "thanks" and it should work. But this should be reported to the forum staff. Edit: done... I mentioned this too in the new site feedback topic back in June, just bumped the post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eaglekott Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 On 8/8/2018 at 7:16 PM, kannot said: note to self, go into cave and wait........ no more 90 day reports for me Sorry. But I guess you are not stateless. If you are stateless Thailand has no country to deport you to so you would be stuck here anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eaglekott Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 22 hours ago, surangw said: will the have to pay taxes now ? Of cause. If they earn more than 150,000 Baht / year. That rule applies to anyone living here. Including me. And probably you. If they earn less, no tax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon7867763 Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Pure PR, what about the 100's of thousands or even millions of stateless citizens living and born in Thailand ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 12 hours ago, IAMHERE said: Yes, but now they may do conscription time. To be eligible for that, do you need to be born a Thai (registered at birth?), rather than gaining citizenship later on? I don't know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4evermaat Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 On 8/9/2018 at 1:25 PM, abrahamzvi said: Well done. Congratulations to the coach as well as to the three young boys. Also congratulations to the autorities for doing the right thing. I really can't understand the cynical negative reactions of some readers. Every civilized country has some sort of criteria that must be met in order to be granted citizenship. Outside of a few countries where you can essentially buy your citizenship with several $100k USD, you must usually live as a resident for a specific amount of time, take one or more tests, know the national language, etc. I'm glad they got their citizenship. But I do think that the cave situation was manipulated for PR. On 8/9/2018 at 12:54 PM, Jonmarleesco said: An odd reason for granting citizenship. But then, TiT. Sums it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanemax Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 3 minutes ago, 4evermaat said: Every civilized country has some sort of criteria that must be met in order to be granted citizenship. Outside of a few countries where you can essentially buy your citizenship with several $100k USD, you must usually live as a resident for a specific amount of time, take one or more tests, know the national language, etc. I'm glad they got their citizenship. But I do think that the cave situation was manipulated for PR. Sums it up. Thailand does have a criteria for giving citizenship that needs to be met in order to gain citizenship . You have to be born in Thailand . Have no affiliation to any other Country Been to school in Thailand , read and write Thai Never been out of Thailand . These boys filled that criteria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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